Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 70.64 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.64 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
70.64 kt
in 2023
All-time low
53.95 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 54.6 kt1991: 54.9 kt1992: 54.5 kt1993: 53.9 kt1994: 55.1 kt1995: 55.4 kt1996: 56.1 kt1997: 57 kt1998: 57.4 kt1999: 58.4 kt2000: 58.8 kt2001: 59.2 kt2002: 59.7 kt2003: 60.4 kt2004: 59.9 kt2005: 60.2 kt2006: 61.6 kt2007: 60.6 kt2008: 59.3 kt2009: 56.1 kt2010: 57.5 kt2011: 60.7 kt2012: 56.9 kt2013: 58.4 kt2014: 58.8 kt2015: 55.8 kt2016: 60.2 kt2017: 62.1 kt2018: 64.2 kt2019: 63.4 kt2020: 68.9 kt2021: 70.1 kt2022: 70.5 kt2023: 70.6 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America stood at 70.64 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America peaked at 70.64 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.95 kt, in 1993.

Northern America ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 54.65 kt
1991 54.87 kt +0.4%
1992 54.46 kt -0.7%
1993 53.95 kt -0.9%
1994 55.12 kt +2.2%
1995 55.39 kt +0.5%
1996 56.07 kt +1.2%
1997 57.03 kt +1.7%
1998 57.42 kt +0.7%
1999 58.39 kt +1.7%
2000 58.84 kt +0.8%
2001 59.23 kt +0.7%
2002 59.68 kt +0.8%
2003 60.43 kt +1.2%
2004 59.89 kt -0.9%
2005 60.22 kt +0.5%
2006 61.63 kt +2.3%
2007 60.59 kt -1.7%
2008 59.32 kt -2.1%
2009 56.15 kt -5.4%
2010 57.55 kt +2.5%
2011 60.69 kt +5.5%
2012 56.86 kt -6.3%
2013 58.35 kt +2.6%
2014 58.79 kt +0.7%
2015 55.75 kt -5.2%
2016 60.16 kt +7.9%
2017 62.11 kt +3.2%
2018 64.23 kt +3.4%
2019 63.36 kt -1.4%
2020 68.85 kt +8.7%
2021 70.12 kt +1.8%
2022 70.53 kt +0.6%
2023 70.64 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.74 kt 53.95 kt 58.39 kt 10
2000s 59.6 kt 56.15 kt 61.63 kt 10
2010s 59.79 kt 55.75 kt 64.23 kt 10
2020s 70.04 kt 68.85 kt 70.64 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 India 35.32 kt compare
  2. 6 Poland 18.64 kt compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 4.36 kt compare
  4. 7 Brazil 12.61 kt compare
  5. 8 Ukraine 11.41 kt compare
  6. 9 Canada 10.25 kt compare
  7. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.12 kt compare
  8. 10 Indonesia 9.05 kt compare
  9. 11 Japan 8.6 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America was 70.64 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 70.64 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 53.95 kt in 1993.
How does Northern America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,962 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf